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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Minot International Airport (KMOT)

Lat: 48.25°NLon: 101.27°WElev: 1657ft.

Overcast

43°F

6°C

Humidity 58%
Wind Speed NW 9 mph
Barometer 29.72 in (1008.1 mb)
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill38°F (3°C)
Last update 15 Feb 1:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Des Lacs ND

Winter Storm Watch February 18, 12:00am until February 19, 12:00am
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Winter Storm Watch

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of rain before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 26. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Washington's Birthday

    Washington's Birthday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. Breezy, with an east wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of freezing rain before 9am, then a slight chance of rain or freezing rain between 9am and noon, then rain likely after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Windy, with an east wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 39 °F

    Windy. Slight
    Chance
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain then
    Rain Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 3am. Patchy blowing snow after 2am. Low around 21. Breezy, with an east wind 18 to 22 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 21 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 26 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow between 2am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 8 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of rain before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 26. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Washington's Birthday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. Breezy, with an east wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of freezing rain before 9am, then a slight chance of rain or freezing rain between 9am and noon, then rain likely after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Windy, with an east wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night
Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 3am. Patchy blowing snow after 2am. Low around 21. Breezy, with an east wind 18 to 22 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Wednesday
Snow likely, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow between 2am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Thursday
A chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 11. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -5. North wind 7 to 9 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 12. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Lacs ND
 48.25°N 101.58°W
Last Update:
2:17 pm CST Feb 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CST Feb 15, 2026-6pm CST Feb 21, 2026
 
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